Deleting files after a certain period of time

[pjmsijm]

Hello,

I want to delete files after a certain period of time after the files are created.

So i am thinking about a batch file that runs all the time and checking wether one or more files in a folder exists longer than a given period (lets say 15 minutes) and then delete the file(s).

Is there anyone who can help me with this?

With kind regards,

Peter

[ShadowThief]

Anything period of time less than one day means you have to manually calculate the age of the file, which is a hassle. If you want to remove all files over one day old, you can just use something like

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forfiles /p <path> /C "cmd /c del @path" /d -<time>

Fortunately I've needed a script that does 15 minutes before, but it's not on this computer so I'll post it when I have it. If somebody with "Expert" under their name posts code before I do, go with theirs.

[foxidrive]

XXcopy has finer granularity and can use the /L switch to just list the files, which can be processed in a for /F loop.

www.xxcopy.com